- preterm baby
- nounan infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation• Syn: ↑premature baby, ↑premature infant, ↑preterm infant, ↑preemie, ↑premie• Hypernyms: ↑neonate, ↑newborn, ↑newborn infant, ↑newborn baby
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
preterm baby
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preterm birth — premature birth birth of a baby before 37 weeks (259 days) of gestation (calculated from the first day of the mother s last menstrual period); a birth at less than 23 weeks is at present incompatible with life. Such factors as pre eclampsia,… … The new mediacal dictionary
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preterm — adj. Preterm is used with these nouns: ↑baby, ↑birth, ↑delivery, ↑infant, ↑labour … Collocations dictionary
preterm — 1. adjective Of a premature birth or baby. 2. noun A premature birth or baby … Wiktionary
